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Village of Walden, NY
Orange County
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The following information shall be supplied by the developer:
A. 
Sufficient information to outline the existing site conditions and proposed development to supplement the drawings in Subsections B and C. This information shall include data on land characteristics, covenants, available community facilities and utilities, and information describing the subdivision, such as number of lots, typical lot width and depth, business areas, public areas, proposed covenants, utilities and street improvements.
B. 
A location map to indicate the relationship of the proposed subdivision to significant existing community facilities which serve or influence it. Such facilities include major traffic arteries, shopping areas, schools, parks, employment centers, railroads, churches, hospitals, etc. This map shall be drawn to a scale suitable to indicate the above features as well as North point, date and scale.
C. 
A rough sketch of the proposed layout showing lots, streets and all other features of the proposal accompanied by data on existing topography. The sketch plan may be a freehand pencil drawing made directly on a print of the topographic survey.
The preliminary plat shall consist of one or more maps or drawings which may be reproduced on paper, with all dimensions shown in feet or decimals thereof, drawn to a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch where lots have frontage of 100 feet or more, and not more than 50 feet to the inch where lots have less than 100 feet of frontage, showing or accompanied by the following information:
A. 
Proposed subdivision name and the name of the Village and County.
B. 
Names and addresses of the record owner, subdivider and designer of the preliminary plat.
C. 
Number of acres within the proposed subdivision, location of property lines, existing buildings, watercourses, special district boundaries and other essential features.
D. 
The names of all subdivisions immediately adjacent or the names of owners of adjacent property.
E. 
The location of any existing sewage disposal systems and the locations and size of water mains, culverts and drains on and immediately adjacent to the property, with pipe sizes, grades and direction of flow.
F. 
Location, names and present widths of existing and proposed streets, highways, easements, building lines, alleys, parks and other proposed public open spaces, and similar facts regarding adjacent property. Include sidewalks, curbs, electric light standards, street signs, fire alarm boxes and shade trees.
G. 
The provisions of the Zoning Ordinance[1] applicable to the area to be subdivided, any zoning district boundaries affecting the tract and any proposed change in such ordinance as it affects the area.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 305, Zoning.
H. 
The width and location of any streets or other public ways or places shown upon the Official Map and Comprehensive Plan, if any, within the area to be subdivided, and the width, location, grades and street profiles of all streets or other public ways proposed by the subdivider. Include sidewalks, curbs, electric light standards, street signs, fire alarm boxes and shade trees.
I. 
Contour lines at intervals of 10 feet, based on United States Geological Survey datum of existing grades and the proposed finished grades. Such contour lines shall be shown at intervals of less than 10 feet where required by the State Department of Health.
J. 
Typical cross sections of the proposed grading, roadways, sidewalks and unusual topographic conditions.
K. 
Date, true North point and scale.
L. 
Metes and bounds description and map of survey or tract boundary made and certified by a licensed land surveyor, tied into established Village reference points and, where possible, related to the state system of plane coordinates established by Chapter 545, Laws of 1938.
M. 
Connection with existing water supply or alternative means of providing water supply to the proposed subdivision, as provided in §§ 1115-1118 (former § 89) of the Public Health Law, and water supply available for fire protection.
N. 
Where a sanitary sewage system is unavailable, the alternative means of treatment and disposal of sewage proposed as provided in the same sections of the Public Health Law, including location and results of percolation and other tests to ascertain subsurface soil, rock and groundwater conditions, and depth of groundwater unless pits are dry at depth of five feet.
O. 
The boundaries of any permanent easements over or under any part of the proposed subdivision not within the streets or other proposed public ways, which easements shall not be less than 10 feet in width and shall provide satisfactory access to an existing public highway or other proposed public open space shown upon the preliminary plat or upon the Official Map, if any.
P. 
Provisions for collecting and discharging storm drainage in the form of a drainage plan.
Q. 
Preliminary designs of any bridges or culverts which may be required.
R. 
The proposed lot lines with approximate dimensions and suggested locations of buildings.
S. 
The proposed location and type of sidewalks, streetlighting standards and species of street trees; the location of curbs, gutters, water mains and typical sewage disposal systems and the sizes and types thereof; the character, width and depth of pavement and subbase or other street improvements; and the location of manholes and basins and underground conduit.
T. 
All parcels of land proposed to be dedicated to public use and the conditions of such dedication.
U. 
The location of all isolated trees over one foot in diameter four feet above ground level and the delineation of wooded areas and other significant site features.
V. 
The location of temporary markers adequate to enable the Planning Board to locate readily and appraise the basic layout in the field. Unless the subdivision is adjacent to an existing street intersection, the distance along a street from one corner of the property to the nearest existing street intersection.
The final plat shall be printed on Mylar or its equivalent on sheets 20 inches by 20 inches or 20 inches by 40 inches and shall be at a scale of 100 feet to one inch or larger pursuant to § 334, Real Property Law. Where necessary, the plat may be on several sheets accompanied by an index sheet showing the entire subdivision. Space shall be reserved on each sheet for endorsement by the Planning Board and the State Department of Health, where required. The final plat shall conform in all respects to the preliminary plat as approved by the Planning Board, showing or accompanied by the following information:[1]
A. 
Proposed subdivision name and the name of the Village and County.
B. 
Name and address of the record owner and subdivider.
C. 
Certification of title showing that applicant is owner.
D. 
Certification by licensed surveyor or engineer certifying to accuracy of survey and plat.
E. 
The boundaries of the subdivision and its general location in relation to existing streets.
F. 
Graphic scale, date and true North point.
G. 
Street names and lines, pedestrianways, lots, reservations, easements and areas to be dedicated to public use.
H. 
Sufficient data acceptable to the Village Engineer to determine readily the location, bearing and length of every street line, lot line, boundary line and to reproduce such lines upon the ground; where practicable, these should be referenced to monuments included in the state system of plane coordinates, and in any event should be tied to reference points previously established by a public authority.
I. 
The length of all straight lines, the deflection angles, radii, length of curves and central angles of all curves, tangent distances and tangent bearings for each street.
J. 
By proper designation on such plat, all proposed public open space for which offers of cession are made by the subdivider and those spaces title to which is reserved by him.
K. 
Lots within the subdivision numbered in numerical order within blocks, and blocks lettered in alphabetical order, with all lot areas given in square feet.
L. 
Minimum building setback line on all lots.
M. 
Location and description of monuments.
N. 
Names of record owners of adjoining unplatted land.
O. 
Reference to recorded subdivision plats of adjoining platted land by record name, date and number.
P. 
Cross sections and profiles of all existing and proposed streets in the subdivision, showing grades approved by the Village Engineer.
Q. 
Plans and profiles showing the exact location, size and invert elevations of existing and proposed water mains, sanitary sewers and stormwater drains; profiles of all utility lines at points of interference; and the location of fire hydrants, gas lines and other underground utilities or structures.
R. 
Grading plan showing present and proposed contours at two-foot intervals, referred to the same datum as Subsection P above.
S. 
Detailed plans for bridges, culverts and similar structures.
T. 
Locations of all proposed buildings, if required by the Planning Board.
U. 
Designs for waterlines, sewers, streets, bridges and drainage structures shall be prepared by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New York.
V. 
Written offers of cession to the Village of all public streets (pursuant to § 6-610, Village Law), rights-of-way and open spaces shown on the plat and copies of agreements or other documents showing the manner in which spaces, title to which is reserved by the subdivider, are to be maintained.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
W. 
A certificate by the Village Engineer or Superintendent of Public Works certifying that the subdivider has complied with one or a combination of both of the following alternatives:
(1) 
All or part of the improvements have been installed in accord with the requirements of this chapter and with the action of the Planning Board granting approval of the preliminary plat; or
(2) 
A bond or certified check or cash has been posted available to the municipality in sufficient amount to assure completion of all required improvements.
X. 
Protective covenants in form for recording.
Y. 
Other data, such as certificates, affidavits, endorsements or deductions, as may be required by the Planning Board in the enforcement of this chapter, including title insurance policies insuring the Village on premises to be conveyed to the Village, together with properly executed and acknowledged instruments conveying improvements, easements, parkland and open space to the Village and an amount sufficient to pay for the recording of such instruments.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).